Electrician Salary by State (2026)

Name: Electrician annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Electricians earn the most in Oregon at $101,310 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $37,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $63,190. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $101,310
National median: $63,190
Lowest median: $37,440
States reporting: 54

Top 5 states for Electricians

1. Oregon$101,310 median · $98,016 adjusted · 10,590 employed
2. Illinois$99,560 median · $99,602 adjusted · 23,120 employed
3. Hawaii$96,460 median · $87,730 adjusted · 3,070 employed
4. Washington$95,220 median · $88,980 adjusted · 19,380 employed
5. Alaska$89,440 median · $87,379 adjusted · 1,870 employed

Lowest-paying states for Electricians

54. Puerto Rico$37,440 median · no price parity · 1,740 employed
53. Guam$43,020 median · no price parity · 890 employed
52. Arkansas$49,070 median · $56,443 adjusted · 7,500 employed
51. U.S. Virgin Islands$51,790 median · no price parity · 140 employed
50. Alabama$55,690 median · $62,698 adjusted · 10,900 employed

Electrician salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of electricians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	Oregon	$101,310	$79,110	$121,680	10,590	$98,016
2	Illinois	$99,560	$73,520	$117,460	23,120	$99,602
3	Hawaii	$96,460	$70,460	$120,740	3,070	$87,730
4	Washington	$95,220	$66,630	$121,530	19,380	$88,980
5	Alaska	$89,440	$66,780	$105,550	1,870	$87,379
6	Massachusetts	$79,420	$57,860	$100,480	17,810	$75,097
7	District of Columbia	$78,970	$61,240	$122,050	2,440	$71,856
8	New York	$78,750	$60,480	$106,420	40,130	$72,970
9	Minnesota	$78,160	$58,430	$101,410	14,350	$79,253
10	Connecticut	$77,540	$58,060	$95,070	7,710	$74,838
11	New Jersey	$77,250	$62,400	$121,110	13,520	$70,999
12	Montana	$76,760	$60,400	$81,420	2,750	$81,103
13	Wisconsin	$76,540	$55,820	$93,780	14,310	$81,343
14	Michigan	$76,270	$50,360	$92,300	23,530	$79,269
15	California	$76,160	$59,280	$103,000	73,310	$68,786
16	Wyoming	$76,120	$59,670	$85,960	2,960	$82,122
17	Maine	$75,380	$62,930	$84,390	3,780	$77,671
18	Rhode Island	$74,090	$58,410	$95,700	2,420	$72,438
19	Nevada	$73,570	$48,920	$96,550	8,350	$73,585
20	Maryland	$73,490	$57,680	$96,010	13,690	$70,018
21	Indiana	$68,490	$50,000	$91,290	19,020	$73,386
22	Pennsylvania	$67,600	$55,140	$95,500	22,730	$69,282
23	Kansas	$65,860	$51,320	$80,560	6,350	$73,123
24	North Dakota	$65,710	$56,920	$80,510	3,570	$73,865
25	Missouri	$65,410	$49,810	$93,760	12,780	$72,024
26	West Virginia	$64,810	$48,610	$83,920	4,290	$72,416
27	Ohio	$64,700	$50,120	$80,500	28,950	$69,739
28	Delaware	$63,700	$48,040	$90,510	2,260	$63,823
29	Vermont	$63,430	$57,280	$80,390	1,270	$64,752
30	Idaho	$63,000	$48,380	$82,040	5,690	$65,973
31	Virginia	$62,900	$49,410	$78,190	23,630	$62,213
32	New Hampshire	$62,840	$48,420	$78,370	3,330	$60,327
33	Colorado	$62,230	$48,880	$78,470	17,010	$60,387
34	Utah	$62,000	$48,360	$79,310	11,450	$62,712
35	Louisiana	$61,540	$48,910	$72,840	10,550	$69,768
36	South Dakota	$61,390	$49,660	$72,450	2,980	$69,300
37	Tennessee	$61,090	$48,380	$76,060	17,070	$66,496
38	Arizona	$61,060	$48,360	$77,060	21,140	$60,649
39	Oklahoma	$61,010	$47,640	$76,510	8,500	$69,453
40	Iowa	$60,860	$46,400	$79,970	10,310	$69,347
41	Mississippi	$60,860	$47,350	$63,740	6,610	$69,992
42	Nebraska	$60,820	$48,140	$79,130	6,440	$67,501
43	Kentucky	$59,720	$46,540	$77,920	11,030	$66,239
44	South Carolina	$58,740	$47,910	$66,190	8,010	$62,657
45	Texas	$58,570	$46,670	$71,130	76,770	$60,346
46	New Mexico	$58,390	$46,730	$73,380	5,020	$63,321
47	Georgia	$58,320	$46,640	$76,490	21,650	$60,565
48	Florida	$57,250	$47,660	$61,900	49,700	$55,360
49	North Carolina	$56,800	$47,070	$61,920	21,640	$60,217
50	Alabama	$55,690	$46,120	$64,450	10,900	$62,698
51	U.S. Virgin Islands	$51,790	$46,650	$64,600	140	N/A
52	Arkansas	$49,070	$38,550	$62,380	7,500	$56,443
53	Guam	$43,020	$39,780	$46,060	890	N/A
54	Puerto Rico	$37,440	$29,190	$46,670	1,740	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Electricians, that changes the ranking: Oregon leads on raw pay at $101,310, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $99,602.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Electrician pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Electricians the most?

Oregon reports the highest median wage for Electricians at $101,310 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Illinois ($99,560) and Hawaii ($96,460).

Which state pays Electricians the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Electricians at $37,440 a year, $63,870 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Electricians earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Illinois first at $99,602 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $99,560. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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